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Sedgwick County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Wichita |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick (1813-1864). A career soldier, Sedgwick fought in the Seminole and Mexican Wars and served in territorial Kansas, on the Mormon Expedition, and in several frontier Indian campaigns. While commanding 6th Corps in the Army of the Potomac, he was killed by a Confederate sharpshooter at Spotsylvania on 9 May 1864, shortly after assuring his troops that the rebels "couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Bel Aire (city) | 5,836 |
| Wichita (city) | 344,284 |
| Afton Township | 1,290 |
| Attica Township | 4,959 |
| Delano Township | 196 |
| Eagle Township | 1,069 |
| Erie Township | 106 |
| Garden Plain Township | 1,780 |
| Grand River Township | 607 |
| Grant Township | 3,710 |
| Greeley Township | 1,094 |
| Gypsum Township | 5,822 |
| Illinois Township | 1,620 |
| Kechi Township | 8,041 |
| Lincoln Township | 473 |
| Minneha Township | 5,084 |
| Morton Township | 2,380 |
| Ninnescah Township | 2,913 |
| Ohio Township | 1,146 |
| Park Township | 4,128 |
| Payne Township | 1,119 |
| Riverside Township | 15,694 |
| Rockford Township | 20,019 |
| Salem Township | 8,411 |
| Sherman Township | 1,362 |
| Union Township | 2,156 |
| Valley Center Township | 3,642 |
| Viola Township | 547 |
| Waco Township | 3,381 |
| Wichita Township | [defunct] |
| Total population: | 452,869 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (1,095) |
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1880
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(18,753) |
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1890
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(43,626) |
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1900
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(44,037) |
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1910
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(73,095) |
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1920
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(92,234) |
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1930
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(136,330) |
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1940
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(143,311) |
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1950
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(222,290) |
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1960
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(343,231) |
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1970
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(350,694) |
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1980
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(366,531) |
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1990
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(403,662) |
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2000
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(452,869) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Sedgwick County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Sedgwick County
Post offices in Sedgwick County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Sedgwick County page [Blue Skyways]
Sedgwick County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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